Chapter 5045: Killing in Public
The censors were stunned for a moment, and saw Yatai falling solidly from the car, and his whole body fell on the bluestone road with rainwater flowing across it. Then they recovered and gathered around, one after another helped the fallen Liu Xiang and said, It also blocks the sight of the people around. The dignified imperial censor, Yatai of the current Dynasty was in such a mess, and the censor's face was completely lost...
Ordinary officials have a natural fear of Yushitai. Who can say that they are clean and innocent in the officialdom?
Moreover, even if you are really clean and innocent, you may not be able to escape unscathed once you are targeted by Yushitai...
The frightened and confused officials spread out and saw everyone standing in a circle around the carriage at the Yushitai. They were puzzled and fearful. Even if they had doubts, they did not dare to go forward to check, let alone ask. He walked around the people at Yushitai honestly.
As a result, with the carriage on the Yushitai as the center, the crowds dispersed in chaos around them like a tide, while the people on the Yushitai in the middle seemed to be despite the turbulent waves, but remained unmoved.
The officials watching the excitement couldn't help but sigh, it turned out to be a just and honest Yushitai who was as hard as stone!
Liu Xiangdao was helped up from the ground by his colleagues. He didn't care about someone putting on his shoes. He covered his forehead, which fell to the ground first, and asked quickly: "Why did someone shout for murder just now? Where to kill?"
Sun Chuyue said: "We haven't found out yet."
Liu Xiangdao was impatient: "Follow me and go check it out quickly!"
"Here!"
Sun Chuyue and a group of colleagues surrounded Liu Xiangdao and hurried to the foot of Chengtian Gate, where the crowd gathered.
When they got close, they saw more than a hundred scholars dressed in white linen and linen clothes gathered in a circle. The imperial guards of Taiji Palace and the government officials from Chang'an Wannian County formed a circle around them. They were filled with murderous intent and were in full formation, surrounding the scholars.
The Laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulates that "Scholars who are taking the examination shall not pretend to be in public service." Regardless of whether they are scholars or Jinshi, as long as they have not taken up their posts, they are not considered officials. Therefore, they are not allowed to wear official uniforms of various colors, so they all wear white linen robes. Shirts, as a matter of convention, became a trend.
Although these scholars have not yet taken office as officials, they will become officials sooner or later and have a bright future. Therefore, the term "White-coated Prime Minister" has begun to spread...
And among the crowd, bursts of women's cries could be heard.
When the nearby imperial guards and government officials saw the people coming from Yushitai in a fierce manner, they quickly moved out of the way. Liu Xiangdao's forehead was bruised and his clothes were wet, but he had an extraordinary momentum as he walked. When he saw Wannian County Magistrate Li Anqi standing aside, he stood still Pointing at him and asking: "What happened?"
The previous words "killed someone" made him feel like he was carrying a gun and his heart was beating with fear. He knew that something terrible must have happened, so he did not arrive at the scene immediately. Instead, he first understood the situation and then decided how to deal with it.
Li Anqi took two steps forward, bowed and saluted: "I have seen Yatai..."
Liu Xiangdao had a serious face and waved his hand: "At this time, there is no need for these red tapes! So many scholars gathered here to kowtow and petition. This is actually unprecedented in this dynasty. The impact is extremely far-reaching. It must be properly resolved! Explain the situation quickly! .”
"Here!"
Li Anqi looked anxious, but his tone was calm and concise: "Cai Ben, a scholar of ten thousand years, failed in the imperial examination. Today he and his wife went to Xingfu Temple in Xinghuafang to offer incense and make a wish, hoping that they can go to high school next year... Path In Wubenfang Imperial College, I happened to encounter dozens of Jinshi and scholars gathering in groups. The team went to Chengtianmen to kowtow at the gate to petition, so they came together. However, the situation was chaotic after that. The guards and government officials ensured the safety of Chengtianmen and did not allow students to approach. There was a conflict between the two sides. In the chaos, Cai Ben threw himself at the government officials and threw a The knife was stabbed in the vital part, killing him on the spot.”
The cause and effect are clear.
However, Liu Xiangdao did not believe that the matter was so simple, and asked: "These students are just petitioning, why do the government officials suppress them with their swords?"
Li Anqi turned slightly sideways and pointed at the nearby guards and government officials: "Please take a look at Yatai."
Liu Xiangdao looked in the direction he pointed and was shocked. He saw dozens of guards and government officials, all of whom were in messy clothes and lacked any elite spirit. Their helmets had fallen off, their hair buns were scattered, and there were scratches all over their bodies and faces. , dripping with blood.
"Is this what students did?"
"Exactly, those students were extremely excited for some reason. They kept saying, 'There is a traitor in the court. We must rectify the source, and more importantly, clean up the emperor's side.' Faced with the obstruction of the imperial guards and government officials, they continued to move forward, scratching and biting. The imperial guards, The officer had to draw a knife to defend himself, which led to tragedy. ”
"..."
Liu Xiangdao was speechless.
Although the students are noble, the imperial guards and government officials should not draw their swords to stop them, but this is the Chengtian Gate, the gate of the forbidden palace, and the key to the palace. How can we allow students to attack the palace gate?
But no one should die...
Doubts abounded in his mind, and he felt an invisible hand pinching his neck, as if trying to force him to sink into the mud...
Taking a deep breath, Liu Xiangdao stepped forward: "Go and have a look!"
"Here!"
The imperial guards, government officials, and censors surrounded Liu Xiangdao and came forward. At this moment, they were shouting in front of each other and the crowd was overwhelming.
The onlookers had already run aside for fear of getting into trouble. The core area was filled with students dressed in white. When these students saw Liu Xiangdao, they immediately felt as if they were seeing their relatives. They gathered around one after another and had various opinions. They either angrily scolded the government officials for accidentally killing Cai Ben with a knife, or asked Liu Xiangdao to take them to "Qing Jun's Side"...
Liu Xiangdao's eyelids twitched and he reprimanded: "Nonsense! Your Majesty is a saint that will last forever, and the candle will shine for thousands of miles. His ministers are fulfilling their duties and the court is upright. How can you be so treacherous and sycophantic that you wait for the 'Qing Jun'? Don't use such monstrous words to confuse the public. Besides, I will never give you mercy! ”
Seeing that several students in front of him were still entangled, he quickly pointed at Zhu Wenyuan and said: "Please organize it and persuade all the students to move aside. I will wait until I see the deceased before making any arguments."
"Here!"
Zhu Wenyuan quickly greeted Yu Zhichong, and roped in a few candidates from the same year to dissuade the students, and the scene finally became quiet.
Liu Xiangdao was able to step forward.
Not far from Chengtian Gate, a student in white clothes was lying motionless on the ground. His white clothes were soaked in blood and rain, and he was still in a miserable state. A woman in simple clothes was lying on him and howling, maybe she was crying. After a long time, his cries became dry and hoarse, which made people feel pity.
On the other side, a young man wearing government uniform was kneeling on the ground with his shoulders pressed down, looking downcast, and there was a horizontal knife on the ground in front of him...
Then an official from the Wannian County Government scolded the woman: "What's the use of crying here? In the presence of the imperial censor, if you have any grievances, you can speak out without any hindrance!"
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The woman finally came to her senses, climbed up from the dead body, and wiped away her tears. Although she was a woman in her twenties, she had a slender figure and fair skin. She was crying so hard that the rain soaked the curves of her clothes. Bilu, actually quite a bit pretty.
The woman didn't even get up. She walked a few steps on her knees in the rain and came to Liu Xiangdao. She opened her hands and hugged Liu Xiangdao's thigh, crying: "My husband was killed in full view of the public and the sun was shining brightly. But the murderer was The county government sent people, fearing that the officials would protect each other, please ask the imperial censor to make the decision for the young woman! "
Although this woman suffered from the pain of losing her husband, she was very clear-headed and spoke eloquently. She did not look like an ordinary ignorant woman...
Liu Xiangdao didn't care much. The woman's clothes were soaked. She was hugging his legs tightly at this moment. She could even feel the warmth and softness. How could Mr. Fangzheng bear this?
He quickly said: "Relax, and I will seek justice for you!"
"I won't send it! If you don't let the murderer pay for my husband's life, I will die here!"
"You, you, you, you have something to say, what's the point of being entangled like this? Come on, pull this woman away!"
Under the watchful eyes of hundreds of people, Liu Xiangdao felt a little embarrassed and quickly asked someone to pull the woman away.
After adjusting his official robe, Liu Xiangdao looked at the Wannian County government official who was kneeling aside and asked: "Who are you?"
The yamen servant was trembling all over. He didn't know whether he was wet and cold from the rain, or was frightened by the accidental murder. His teeth chattered: "I, I... I am a Wannian Renshi. My name is Laicao, and I am the county yamen servant."
"Cai Ben died at your hands, can you plead guilty?"
Laicao paused and cried: "People did die by my hands, but I don't plead guilty! These students gathered together to cause trouble, and even called their friends and companions to drive directly to Chengtianmen, knocking on the gate and petitioning, and swaggered through the city with great momentum. , causing many people to come to join in the fun, and the situation was very chaotic, so the county magistrate ordered us and other government officials to come to control the situation and ensure the safety of the people.”
"Then why did you kill?"
"I didn't kill the person! It was okay at first. These students just shouted 'knock on the que to petition' and 'uphold the discipline' and so on. But then they suddenly became savage for some unknown reason, scratching, biting, and ruthlessly attacking us. We can't wait I could only draw my knife to threaten him, but unexpectedly, Cai Ben bumped into me. I couldn't close the knife in time, and stabbed him in the vital part, killing him on the spot...Yatai, I was wronged, I didn't kill him, he bumped into him himself! "
"I have my own judgment. If God does not blame you, you will not be wronged!"
Liu Xiangdao shouted, looked around, and asked in a deep voice: "Have you ever seen the situation at that time and did this person say it?"
The nearby guards and government officials all said, "Yes, that was how it was back then!"
"This group of students is so crazy that they actually wanted to attack Chengtian Gate. When we tried to stop them, they went crazy and beat, bit, and scratched us like crazy. They were not afraid even if they pulled out knives!"
"What kind of student is this? It's not an exaggeration to call him a thug!"
"This man bumped into Cao Cao's knife tip, thinking Lai Cao would retract the knife. Unexpectedly, he miscalculated and died. We all saw it!"
Everyone agrees, and there seems to be nothing to question.
The woman was stunned for a moment as she listened to the imperial guards and government officials talking about the certificates. Then she suddenly burst into rage, rushed towards the people around her with disheveled hair, and wailed in a horrifying voice: "You are all talking nonsense, that's not what happened. ! Laikao has been coveting me for a long time, and the purpose of killing my husband this time is to seize me, and I will never let him succeed!" Everyone was in an uproar.